Army Probes Bodies Of Soldier, Wife Found In Niger Barracks

The Nigerian Army has identified the bodies of a worker and his woman recovered lifeless successful Wawa Cantonment, Niger State and commenced an probe to unravel the circumstances.

The worker identified arsenic Lance Corporal Akenleye Femi, serving astatine 221 Battalion, Wawa Cantonment, was suspected of sidesplitting his woman and committing suicide.

A connection by the acting adjunct director, Army Public Relations 22 Armoured Brigade, Captain Stephen Nwankwo, said the tragic incident, which occurred connected 11 October 2025 astatine Wawa Cantonment, Niger State, caused a tense atmosphere, leaving the barracks residents successful daze arsenic to the circumstances that could person led to specified an unfortunate incident.

According to him, Lance Corporal Femi and his woman were abruptly recovered dormant successful their flat astatine Block 15, Room 24, Corporals and Below Quarters, Wawa Cantonment.

He said preliminary probe revealed that the worker was connected work wrong the Cantonment and had sought support from his superior to be to idiosyncratic needs and instrumentality to duty.

“This followed the find of the dormant bodies lying successful their apartment. The remains of the deceased person been preserved, portion an in-depth probe has since commenced to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident,” helium said.

The Army commiserated with the family, colleagues, and friends of the deceased implicit the achy nonaccomplishment and prayed for the peaceful repose of their souls.

The Commander of 22 Armoured Brigade, Brigadier General Ezra Barkins, assured the nationalist that the circumstances starring to the bittersweet incidental volition beryllium thoroughly investigated and the result relayed to the nationalist accordingly.

“The NA anticipates maximum knowing and practice of the nationalist arsenic always, assuring that the result of the probe volition not lone beryllium made public, but besides further scrutinised, and measures enactment successful spot to debar aboriginal occurrences.”